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Old 03-23-2007, 06:27 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Ok, now I have to think about it. He came out first and kind of curled up under the lamp. She (?) came out a little later and stretched out along the top of the foam insulation (they aren’t dumb they always lay on the foam, not the concrete). He (?) slowly (and I should say sensually) stretched out full length along her. No quick movements, actually it was kind of like flowing water, almost magic. I had to go do some stuff then, so I did not see what happened after that. I came back a little later and some of his buddies had shown up. Now I remember some of the things about garter mating, and you might be right, there may have been some hanky panky going on (or at least pre-hanky panky). She is about twice as big as the others (must be close to 3 feet {90 cm}). Below are some photos. Please be patient with me I am learning, slowly but learning. One of them, being a typical guy curled up by a window (his favorite spot when the sun is out) for an afternoon nap.






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Old 03-23-2007, 06:44 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Looks like a bunch of males that´s trying to "impress" a female.
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Old 03-23-2007, 09:36 PM   #33 (permalink)
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Terry,

If she were my daughter, I'd send her straight to her room and tell her not to come out till those rotten boys had gone home. I don't trust a one of them, but I bet in the very near future, they'll be ignoring her .

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Old 03-24-2007, 12:30 AM   #34 (permalink)
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And if those were your boys, Rick?
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I'm not touching that one with a ten foot pole, Stefan .

Doesn't that lone male by the window look like he's lost out, and he's sad about it ?
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Old 03-24-2007, 04:46 AM   #36 (permalink)
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Life on Terry's sun porch - the story heats up . . .
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This is just an awesome thread
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Old 03-24-2007, 03:20 PM   #38 (permalink)
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hah wow, thats awesome. I remember in my cousins old house he had snakes in his basement on Cape Cod in MA. He had ringnecks, a couple milks, and maybe a garter or two. I'd go down there and be flipping boards as if I were in a field instead of a basement.

And ya, those are definetly maritimes. Undefined stripe and tend to be more red or green compared to the more yellow easterns.
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Maybe it's time for me to quit my job and move to Western NY.

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Wow, this is like a soap opera or something.
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